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Bradford City v Reading: head-to-head record

Bradford City have played Reading 62 times in competitive football, winning 23, drawing 19 and losing 20, first meeting on 12 Jan 1907 and most recently on 28 Feb 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Bradford City v Reading match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
12 Jan 19071906–07FA CupHReading2–0
20 Nov 19261926–27Second DivisionHReading1–1
9 Apr 19271926–27Second DivisionAReading3–2
25 Dec 19291929–30Second DivisionHReading1–0
26 Dec 19291929–30Second DivisionAReading1–1
6 Dec 19301930–31Second DivisionHReading6–1
11 Apr 19311930–31Second DivisionAReading0–0
11 Oct 19581958–59Third DivisionAReading2–3
28 Feb 19591958–59Third DivisionHReading1–2
26 Mar 19601959–60Third DivisionHReading0–2
27 Apr 19601959–60Third DivisionAReading0–1
21 Sep 19601960–61Third DivisionAReading1–3
23 Mar 19611960–61Third DivisionHReading2–1
1 Oct 19691969–70Third DivisionHReading4–0
14 Jan 19701969–70Third DivisionAReading0–1
30 Sep 19701970–71Third DivisionHReading0–1
9 Jan 19711970–71Third DivisionAReading1–1
28 Oct 19721972–73Fourth DivisionHReading1–1
24 Mar 19731972–73Fourth DivisionAReading0–2
10 Nov 19731973–74Fourth DivisionHReading4–3
24 Mar 19741973–74Fourth DivisionAReading0–0
16 Nov 19741974–75Fourth DivisionAReading1–1
22 Feb 19751974–75Fourth DivisionHReading1–3
11 Oct 19751975–76Fourth DivisionAReading1–2
13 Mar 19761975–76Fourth DivisionHReading1–1
7 Oct 19781978–79Fourth DivisionAReading0–3
13 Mar 19791978–79Fourth DivisionHReading2–3
28 Aug 19821982–83Third DivisionHReading3–2
15 Jan 19831982–83Third DivisionAReading1–2
15 Dec 19841984–85Third DivisionAReading3–0
4 May 19851984–85Third DivisionHReading2–5
1 Nov 19861986–87Second DivisionHReading3–0
11 Apr 19871986–87Second DivisionAReading1–0
24 Oct 19871987–88Second DivisionAReading1–1John Hendrie5,920
18 Nov 19871987–88League CupAReading0–06,784
24 Nov 19871987–88League CupHReading1–0Ian Ormondroyd10,448
10 Feb 19881987–88Full Members CupAReading1–2John Hendrie6,424
20 Apr 19881987–88Second DivisionHReading3–0Ron Futcher, John Hendrie, Stuart McCall13,608
28 Sep 19881988–89League CupAReading1–1
12 Oct 19881988–89League CupHReading2–1
8 Sep 19901990–91Third DivisionHReading2–1
30 Apr 19911990–91Third DivisionAReading2–1
21 Sep 19911991–92Third DivisionAReading2–1
18 Apr 19921991–92Third DivisionHReading1–0
17 Oct 19921992–93Second DivisionAReading1–1
24 Apr 19931992–93Second DivisionHReading3–0
15 Sep 19931993–94Second DivisionHReading2–4Sean McCarthy
15 Mar 19941993–94Second DivisionAReading1–1Lee Power
17 Dec 19961996–97First DivisionHReading0–010,077
15 Mar 19971996–97First DivisionAReading0–08,435
30 Aug 19971997–98First DivisionAReading3–0Jamie Lawrence, Nigel Pepper, Nigel Pepper7,163
27 Jan 19981997–98First DivisionHReading4–1Jamie Lawrence, Edinho, Edinho, Robbie Blake13,021
14 Sep 19991999–00League CupHReading1–1Robbie Blake4,961
22 Sep 19991999–00League CupAReading2–2Dean Saunders, David Wetherall6,892
29 Oct 20022002–03First DivisionAReading0–112,110
22 Mar 20032002–03First DivisionHReading0–111,385
4 Oct 20032003–04First DivisionAReading2–2Paul Evans 44, Andy Gray 55
10 Apr 20042003–04First DivisionHReading2–1David Wetherall 12, Lewis Emanuel 53
7 Mar 20152014–15FA CupHReading0–0
16 Mar 20152014–15FA CupAReading0–3
13 Dec 20252025–26League OneHReading2–0Antoni Sarcevic 56, Bobby Pointon 8419,123
28 Feb 20262025–26League OneAReading1–2Matthew Pennington 6813,106

See also: the Reading archive and Reading v Bradford City.

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